Turriff
Turriff is a community and also civil parish in Aberdeenshire in Scotland. It rests on the River Deveron, concerning 166 feet (51 m) above water level, and has a population of 5,708. In day-to-day speech it is frequently referred to by its Scots name, Turra, which is originated from the Scottish Gaelic pronunciation. There are 4 churches in Turriff: St Ninian's (Church of Scotland), St Andrew's (Church of Scotland), St Congan's (Episcopal Church), as well as a Baptist church. Turriff has a primary school, Turriff Primary School as well as a senior high school, Turriff Academy. Turriff Primary School is a new develop which changed the old Markethill Primary School and also available to pupils on 22 August 2017. Individuals from the bordering locations, including the towns of Cuminestown, Fyvie as well as King Edward participate in the high school. Bank of Scotland, Santander UK (previously Alliance & Leicester), Clydesdale Bank and also TSB have branches in the community. The primary grocery store chains are Tesco (whose premises have formerly been inhabited by Presto, Gateway and also Somerfield) and Co-op Food and also there are numerous expert stores consisting of 2 dispensing pharmacies. The town has a collection, a sports centre and also swimming pool. It is offered by Turriff Cottage Hospital. In October 2013, Aberdeenshire Council authorized a permit to occupy the Municipal Building (formerly made use of as council workplaces) to a volunteer group for use as a general area centre, while they completed their Community Asset Transfer of the building. The group relabelled the building Turriff Town House. The main handover was anticipated to be completed in 2016, yet in June 2016 the group introduced that they had not been successful in their Stage 2 Neighborhood Property Transfer. The team kept the permit to inhabit till 28 October 2016, when the structure was gone back to Aberdeenshire Council. Turriff and District Heritage Society were given a Community Asset Transfer of the structure and also renamed it Turriff Heritage Centre.